Treasure Hunt all over the World

After coming out of the Qianmen Yueshengzhai main store, Ye Tian and the others walked into Donglaishun Restaurant not far away, went there for lunch, and enjoyed the most authentic old Beijing boiled mutton.

While enjoying the feast, everyone is also discussing where to go next, and there is still half a day to go shopping.

The result of the discussion is to go to Liulichang Ancient Culture Street not far from here.

There are usually too many tourists in Liulichang, and there are also many vendors from all over the place. There are mixed dragons and snakes. My mother and the others don't want to join in the fun, so they can't go there several times a year.

Even if they go to Liulichang, they only go to the famous bookstores, and rarely go to other places.

Now that many people have gone home for the New Year, the streets of Liulichang must be relatively clean, so you can just go there for a stroll.

If you come across interesting New Year’s items, you can also buy some and take them home to decorate your home environment and make this Spring Festival more enjoyable.

After enjoying the old Beijing mutton, Ye Tian and the others left the front door and drove straight to Liulichang.

In less than ten minutes, the two vehicles arrived at the intersection of Liulichang Ancient Culture Street, which is located on both sides of Nanxinhua Street in Xicheng District.

Arriving here with them, there are also several plainclothes police officers from the Municipal Bureau.

These plainclothes followed closely behind them step by step, not daring to let Ye Tian out of sight, otherwise no one knew what would happen.

Even if he was following him closely, this guy would be able to make a mess like the night before yesterday. Who would dare to let this guy out of sight? Unless you don't want to wear this official uniform!

Ye Tian and Betty have long been accustomed to this kind of close tracking, and they don't care at all.

Mom and Linlin were naturally very surprised and a little nervous at first, but after Ye Tian's explanation, as time went by, they gradually got used to the existence of these plainclothes policemen.

Everything was as Ye Tian expected, as the New Year approached, Liulichang became much deserted.

The tourists on the street are no longer the same as usual, black seedlings and black seedlings, all black heads in sight, less than half of the shops are still open, and many of them have closed their doors and went home for the New Year!

The kind of guerrilla fighting with the urban management and the police is even rarer, and they were not found at the east and west entrances.

Although the flow of people is much less than usual,

But the flavor of the year here is very strong.

The streets are filled with red lanterns, brand-new couplets are pasted on the door of every shop, and beautiful window grilles are pasted on the windows. Whether the shopkeepers or tourists, everyone is beaming and smiling.

All of these are integrated together to create a prosperous Chinese New Year, making the whole street full of the flavor of the New Year.

Because many stores have closed down, the parking spaces here are not as tight as usual, and there are just a few vacant parking spaces at the entrance.

Ye Tian and the others parked the car at the entrance, got out of the car and began to stroll along Liulichang East Street.

Walking in the front were Ye Tian and Betty, as well as Mom and Linlin.

Raymond and Walker followed behind. While admiring the beautiful scenery on the street, they also kept an eye on the surrounding situation to protect Ye Tian and the others.

Afterwards, several plainclothes policemen from the Municipal Bureau kept an eye on Ye Tian and at the same time acted as his free bodyguards.

It is a little regretful that the expressions of these plainclothes are not very good-looking.

In the process of visiting this famous and unique ancient cultural street, Ye Tian has become everyone's tour guide and commentator, offering the most professional explanations to everyone.

Because he had to take care of Betty, as well as Raymond and Walker who followed behind, the language Ye Tian used to explain was naturally English.

Fortunately, my mother and Linlin's English skills are very good, there is no language barrier, and I can fully understand his explanation.

"Liulichang Street is a famous ancient cultural street in Beijing. It originated in the Qing Dynasty. The people who first lived in this area were the candidates from all over the country who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination.

Because of the arrival of these scholars, a large number of shops selling books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones gathered here soon, forming a strong cultural atmosphere and passing it down.

The reason why this place is called Liulichang is that the Yuan Dynasty opened an official kiln here, specializing in the firing of glazed tiles. When the Ming Dynasty expanded the inner city, the scale of the official kiln was expanded.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, after the construction of the outer city, it became an urban area, and the official kilns were moved to Liuliqu Village in Mentougou District, but the name Liulichang remained.

Liulichang is 800 meters long from east to west. It is a cultural market full of humanities. There are shops selling brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, antiques, calligraphy and paintings on the street.

While listening to Ye Tian's explanation, everyone strolled forward, admiring the distinctive Chinese traditional buildings on both sides of the street, and feeling the breath of traditional culture.

Especially Betty, her two eyes were almost not enough, she kept turning her head to admire the beautiful scenery on the street, her face was full of excitement, and her exclamation never stopped.

"Wow! This building is really beautiful, antique and old-fashioned. It looks like a palace, just like those beautiful palaces in the Forbidden City.

It's a pity that this shop is closed, we can't go inside to visit! It must be more beautiful inside! Steven, what is the business here? do you know? "

Betty pointed to an antique two-story building in front of her, and said in admiration.

Ye Tian looked at this small building, then explained with a chuckle:

"That's right! This is a traditional building with a history of more than a hundred years. It is indeed very beautiful, and the 'Ji Gu Pavilion' located in this building is even more famous and famous at home and abroad.

'Ji Gu Ge' is an old store with a long history, specializing in the reproduction and restoration of cultural relics and antiques. It has a very high level of restoration of antique cultural relics, bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, and the effect is very realistic! "

Leaving the 'Jigu Pavilion', everyone continued to stroll forward, entering and exiting antique buildings and famous old shops, walking on the streets full of red lanterns, and feeling the strong traditional cultural atmosphere.

In the process, everyone has gained something.

My mother bought a Zisha teapot with beams at the Original Art Museum, and is going to give it to my grandpa as a gift during the Chinese New Year.

Although this purple clay teapot is not an antique, the material and quality are quite exquisite, and the craftsmanship is very exquisite. It is the most traditional Yixing purple clay craft, and it comes from the hands of modern famous masters.

Under the perspective, the inner quality of this purple clay pot with lifting beams was clearly presented in Ye Tian's eyes. It was his nodding approval that my mother decided to take this purple clay pot.

Of course, such a Zisha teapot with handle beams of outstanding quality must be expensive.

After some bargaining, the owner of the Original Art Museum took away 80,000 RMB from Ye Tianka, smiling like a spring breeze, but he was not polite when he started!

To Ye Tian, ​​this price is not even a drop in the bucket, as long as his hometown likes it, it's worth whatever it costs!

Betty also gained something. She saw a folding fan in Guyizhai, and took it without hesitation.

This is a folding fan with a perfect combination of ancient and modern. The fan bones are from modern Xiangfei bamboo, and the fan surface is from the hands of a well-known literati in the late Qing Dynasty.

On one side of the fan is the traditional theme of "Butterfly Love Flower" meticulous painting, the painting skills are quite superb, meticulous and very beautiful, it immediately caught Betty's attention and made her reluctant to leave.

On the other side is a corresponding song poem, "Butterfly Love Flower. Spring Scenery" by the famous poet Su Shi, written by the late Qing literati, the calligraphy is elegant and meaningful, which fits this poem very well!

"The flowers are faded, red and green apricots are small. When the swallows fly, the green water is surrounded by people. There are few willows blowing on the branches, and there are no fragrant grasses anywhere in the world!"

The swing inside the wall is outside the wall. There are people outside the wall, and the beautiful people inside the wall laugh. Laughter gradually fades away, passionate but ruthlessly annoyed"

Of course Betty doesn't understand Chinese, let alone the meaning and beauty of this Song Ci.

But after Ye Tian's low-pitched explanation, she was immediately immersed in the wonderful artistic conception portrayed by this Song Ci, and was extremely intoxicated, unable to extricate herself for a long time.

After understanding this Song Ci, she fell in love with this folding fan even more! I won't let go of it after holding it, and I don't want to put it back on the counter of Guyizhai!

Seeing this situation, how could Ye Tian hesitate.

He directly took out his bank card and handed it to the clerk of Guyizhai, and only said one word to the smiling beautiful clerk.

"purchase!"

Thirty-eight thousand yuan was swiped away in an instant, and the folding fan also changed its owner and became Betty's beloved.

Same as before, Ye Tian knew the price of this folding fan well.

Although the transaction price was a bit high, it wasn't too outrageous. Within a reasonable range, as long as Betty likes it, it's not expensive at all!

Of course, when she walked out of the gate of Guyizhai, Betty's act of opening the folding fan and gently shaking it in the cold wind was a bit out of date, which attracted countless surprised eyes and good-natured laughter.

Continuing to stroll forward, they soon entered a shop dealing in ceramic handicrafts, which displayed not only antique ceramics, but also many high imitation porcelains, as well as ceramic handicrafts.

In this store, Linlin got a set of colored porcelain twelve zodiac dolls, which are modern creative ceramics, made by a contemporary young ceramic artist!

The price of this set of colorful porcelain dolls is not expensive, only 3,200 yuan, but Linlin likes it very much, she can't put it down, so Ye Tian naturally swiped her card happily to get it.

Ye Tian himself also gained a lot. He received a set of top-level lake pens from Dai Yuexuan. It was made by Dai Bin, the founder of Dai Yuexuan and a famous pen maker. It is very rare!

Such a set of top lake pens is naturally quite expensive.

Soon, another 150,000 yuan was missing from Ye Tian's bank card, but he had an extra set of top-quality Hu pens in his hand.

He is going to give this set of top-level lake brushes to his grandfather, and only this top-level lake brush is suitable for the national treasure duan inkstone and Jiajing tribute ink.

Go back and do a few thousand-year-old Xuan Xuan again, and you'll be alive!

At that time, even today's top calligraphers will tremble when they see Grandpa's Four Treasures of the Study, and their eyes will turn red with envy!

Leaving Dai Yuexuan, Ye Tian and the others continued to stroll forward, savoring the ubiquitous traditional cultural charms on this street, and feeling the strong flavor of the New Year in the air.

Little did they know, the news that they and their group had successively swept goods on Liulichang East Street had spread quickly and attracted a lot of attention.

Among them, there are also some guys with ulterior motives!

Now that the end of the year is approaching, there are few tourists, and many people are returning their funds. At this time, there are not many people buying antique art.

Coupled with the fact that Ye Tian's moves are straightforward and he doesn't care much about the price, it attracts people's attention even more!

Even in the eyes of some people, he has already regarded him as a mallet, sharpening his knife!